On May 2, 2014, Mayor Bernard Carvahlo and the Kauai County Council issued proclamations declaring May 2014 as National Drug Court Month and recognized the work of the Kauai Drug Court as an alternative to incarceration program that gives individuals with substance abuse issues the opportunity to turn their lives around.

Pictured are: Mayor Bernard Carvalho, Councilman Mel Rapozo, Kauai Drug Court Administrator Joseph Savino, Kauai Drug Court Probation Officers Tori Ann Laranio, Jennifer Tone, and Martin Steinhaus, Kauai Drug Court CSAC Vonn Ramos, Kauai Drug Court Judicial Clerk Tammy Kakutani, Fifth Circuit CCA David Lam, Fifth Circuit JCFSB Administrator Kari Yamashiro, various treatment providers, alumni, and supporters of the Kauai Drug Court.